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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- the present invention relates to tweezers.
- the present invention more specifically relates to tweezers capable of reliably gripping a short gripped object.
- Hair tweezers 27 as tweezers shown in Fig. 14A have a bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole, include a pair of resilient gripping sections 10, 10 on its tip side, and have both gripping surfaces 10a, 10a constituted of opposing planes.
- a long gripped object 93 when a long gripped object 93 is longer than the gripping surface 10a, a lower end of the gripped object 93 can be strongly pressed and gripped.
- Fig. 15B when the gripped object 93 is short and thus has a length not more than the length of the gripping surface 10a, a sufficient gripping force cannot be obtained.
- Fig. 15C in the case of a short hair 95 projecting from the skin 97, there may be a case where the hair 95 cannot be gripped due to bending.
- gripping surfaces 90a, 90a are formed to be small. Although a degree of opening of the tip is small depending on bending occurring along with gripping, as shown in Fig. 16A , the gripping surfaces are likely to be misaligned by bending due to gripping, which poses a problem in reliably gripping. In addition, depending on strength of gripping, as shown in Fig. 16B , there is a possibility that the gripping surfaces are disengaged from each other.
- a hair can be gripped without slipping across a slightly wide surface formed by a plurality of concavoconvex lines.
- the tweezers are suitable for gripping a rather long hair with the plurality of concavoconvex lines.
- Patent Literature 2 discloses a tweezers employed in barber and beauty shops for plucking hairs from a person.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide tweezers capable of reliably gripping a short gripped object with a simple structure.
- the present invention provides a tweezers as defined in claim 1.
- the rear end of the other-side gripping surface is located closer to the tip side of the tweezers than the rear end of the one-side gripping surface, so that a short gripped object can be reliably gripped.
- the one-side gripping surface is a plane
- the other-side gripping surface is a reduction plane formed by cutting out the rear end side of the opposing plane, so that even if the gripping section bends, a short gripped object can be reliably gripped.
- the other-side gripping surface may have a length in the tip direction of 0.1 mm to 1 mm, so that a short gripped object can be more reliably gripped.
- the projection restricting movement in the gripping direction may be provided on the inside in substantially the center in the longitudinal direction of the one-side gripping section and/or the other-side gripping section; therefore, gripping is performed with a weak force at a portion where the gripping force is not required so much, and a strong force can be applied at a portion where a large gripping force is required.
- the one-side gripping section and/or the other-side gripping section may include the inclined plane and/or the recess in the direction in which the gripping interval narrows from the rear end side in the longitudinal direction toward the tip side, so that the tweezers are easily gripped with fingers.
- the recess may be formed closer to the tip side than the projection, a force can be easily applied to the tip portion with fingers with a portion where the projection is formed as a fulcrum.
- the engaging recess to be engaged with the projection may be formed on the opposite side of the gripping section including the projection, the projection is fixed by gripping, and a misalignment between the tip portions of the gripping sections can be prevented. Since the tip front surface of the one-side gripping section may be formed in a flat plate shape, there is no possibility of breaking a gripped object due to a planar abutment against the gripped object.
- the tweezers may be hair tweezers, thorn tweezers, or fishbone tweezers, this is particularly effective for a short gripped object.
- the "tweezers" of the present invention have a pair of gripping sections, can grip a gripped object with tips of the gripping sections, are not limited particularly as long as base end portions are connected or continuously provided, may have a ring annular shape, a square shape, a V shape, or a U shape as a whole, and may have a shape in which the gripping sections may be asymmetrical to the center in the longitudinal direction.
- cutout means a cutout shape, and is not limited to the case of cutout processing in manufacturing.
- tweezers 1 As shown in Figs. 1 , 2A, 2B and 2C , tweezers 1 according to Embodiment 1 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and include a pair of resilient gripping sections 10 and 11 on the tip side.
- a one-side gripping surface 10a is a plane
- the other-side gripping surface 11a is a reduction plane formed by cutting out a rear end side of opposing plane symmetrically formed in the plane. That is, as shown in Fig. 2A , the other-side gripping surface 11a is formed by cutting out an opposing plane, formed plane-symmetrically with the one-side gripping surface 10a and indicated by a broken line, with a cutout plane 11b cut at an upper end 11h and a lower end 11k.
- the tweezers of the present invention are not limited to Embodiment 1, and as long as the rear end of the other-side gripping surface is located closer to the tip side of the tweezers than the rear end of the one-side gripping surface, the shapes of the other portions are not particularly limited and can be set suitably. This also applies to the other embodiments except for Embodiment 8. In Embodiment 8, the shape of the gripping surface is not particularly limited.
- Tweezers 2 according to Embodiment 2 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown in Fig. 4A , include a pair of resilient gripping sections 10 and 20 on the tip side.
- a one-side gripping surface 10a is a plane, and a rectangular parallelepiped protrusion 20a is formed orthogonal to a direction in which the other-side gripping surface bends.
- a gripped object can be gripped between a surface 20h of the protrusion and the one-side gripping surface 10a. Since the protrusion 20a is formed on an upper portion of the other-side gripping surface, even a short gripped object can be gripped.
- Tweezers 3 according to Embodiment 3 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown in Fig. 4B , include a pair of resilient gripping sections 10 and 30 on the tip side.
- a one-side gripping surface 10a is a plane, a tip side of the other-side gripping surface is formed in a curved convex shape, and a lower end of the curved portion is formed as a linear protrusion 30h orthogonal to a direction in which the gripping section 30 bends.
- a gripped object can be gripped between the protrusion 30h and the one-side gripping surface 10a. Since the protrusion 30h is formed on an upper portion of the other-side gripping surface, even a short gripped object can be gripped.
- Tweezers 3 according to Embodiment 4 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown in Fig. 4C , include a pair of resilient gripping sections 10 and 40 on the tip side.
- a one-side gripping surface 10a is a plane, and a linear protrusion 40h which protrudes in a mountain shape with respect to the one-side gripping surface 10a and is orthogonal in a direction in which the gripping section 40 bends is formed near a tip of the other-side gripping surface.
- a gripped object can be gripped between the protrusion 40h and the one-side gripping surface 10a. Since the protrusion 40h is formed on an upper portion of the other-side gripping surface, even a short gripped object can be gripped.
- Tweezers 5 according to Embodiment 5 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown in Fig. 5A , include a pair of resilient gripping sections 18 and 30 on the tip side.
- a one-side gripping surface 18a is inclined obliquely leftward with respect to a symmetrical surface, and a gripped object can be gripped between the protrusion 30h and the one-side gripping surface 18a.
- the action and effect similar to those of Embodiment 3 can be obtained.
- Tweezers 6 according to Embodiment 6 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown in Fig. 5B , include a pair of resilient gripping sections 19 and 30 on the tip side.
- a one-side gripping surface 19a is inclined obliquely rightward with respect to a symmetrical surface, and a gripped object can be gripped between the protrusion 30h and the one-side gripping surface 19a.
- the action and effect similar to those of Embodiment 3 can be obtained.
- Tweezers 7 which is not part of the invention, have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown in Fig. 5C , include a pair of resilient gripping sections 21 and 30 on the tip side.
- a one-side gripping surface 21a forms a curved concave surface with respect to a symmetrical surface, and a gripped object is gripped between the curved concave surface as the one-side gripping surface 21a and the protrusion 30h.
- the action and effect similar to those of Embodiment 3 can be obtained.
- the gripped object can be gripped between the curved convex surface and the protrusion 30h, and in this case as well, the action and effect similar to those of Embodiment 3 can be obtained.
- tweezers 8 are tweezers including a pair of resilient gripping sections 80 and 81 and include an elliptic projection 85 restricting movement in a gripping direction provided on the inside in substantially the center in a longitudinal direction of the other-side gripping section 81.
- the projection may be provided on either one or both of one-side gripping section and the other-side gripping section.
- the shape of the projection is not particularly limited and may be a precise circular shape, a polygonal shape, a semicircular shape, a semi-cylindrical shape, a prismatic shape, or the like.
- the one-side gripping section 80 includes a recess 80c in a direction in which a gripping interval narrows from the rear end side in the longitudinal direction toward the tip side. Consequently, the whole shape is adapted to the shape of the fingers in a state of usual holding, and therefore easy gripping can be achieved.
- the shape is not limited to the shape of the recess and may be a shape having an inclined plane. It is preferable that the vicinity of a base end portion 8a be formed thin. This enables gripping with a small force.
- one-side gripping surface 80a is a plane
- the other-side gripping surface 81a is a reduction plane formed by cutting out a rear end side of opposing plane symmetrically formed in the plane, and a gripped object is gripped between the one-side gripping surface 80a and the other-side gripping surface 81a.
- the cutout dimension is not particularly limited, as shown in Figs.
- the operational advantage thereof is the same as that of Embodiment 1, and the description thereof will be omitted.
- the recess 80c be formed closer to the tip side than the projection 85. Consequently, a force can be easily applied to the tip portion with fingers with a portion where the projection 85 is formed as a fulcrum.
- an engaging recess 81c to be engaged with the projection 85 be formed on an opposite side of the gripping section 80 including the projection 85.
- the projection 85 is fixed by gripping, and a misalignment between the tip portions of the gripping sections can be prevented. Especially in tweezers formed of a soft material, since the misalignment is liable to occur, the effect of forming the engaging recess 81c is large.
- a tip front surface 80b of the one-side gripping section 80 be formed in a flat plate shape. Consequently, there is no possibility of breaking a gripped object (skin) due to a planar abutment against the gripped object.
- the tip front surface 81b of the other-side gripping section 81 is an ordinary plane, so that a sense of safety can be achieved so as not to reduce visibility.
- tweezers 8 The actions of the tweezers 8 will be described below with reference to Figs. 8A, 8B, and 8C , taking as an example a case where the tweezers 8 are hair tweezers.
- the thumb is abutted against the recess 80c of the gripping section 80 of the tweezers 8
- the index finger is abutted against an upper surface of the gripping section 81, whereby the tweezers 8 are held.
- the tip front surfaces 80b and 81b of the gripping sections 80 and 81 are abutted against a surface 97a of the skin 97 so as to surround the hair 95.
- the tweezers 19 are gripped until an upper portion 85a of the projection 85 is engaged with the engaging recess 81.
- the tweezers can be gripped with a small force.
- the tip front surface 80b of the gripping section 80 is first abutted against the skin 97 and supported, and the hair 95 is then gripped by the gripping section 81. Since the tip front surface 80b has a flat plate shape, the gripping section 80 can be stabilized on the skin 97.
- the hair 95 can be pressed and gripped by further gripping in the direction of the arrow with the projection 85 as a fulcrum.
- the fulcrum is close to the tip side relative to the base end portion 8a, even if the pressing force is small, a large force can be applied to a tip gripping surface.
- tweezers 15 are used as a key holder having a substantially rectangular shape as a whole and include a main body portion forming one-side gripping section 150 and a movable section forming the other-side gripping section 151 which is connected to a base end of the one-side gripping section 150 and is parallel to the one-side gripping section 150.
- the other-side gripping surface 151a is formed in a minute surface with respect to a one-side gripping surface 150a, so that it is possible to grip a short gripped object.
- a tip front surface 150b of the one-side gripping section 150 is formed in a flat plate shape.
- tweezers 16 according to Embodiment 10 have an undulating shape as a whole, and a snake is imaged.
- the tweezers 16 are constituted of a one-side gripping section 160 and the other-side gripping section 161 connected to a base end of the one-side gripping section 160 and extending from the one-side gripping section 150.
- the other-side gripping surface 161a is formed in a minute surface with respect to a one-side gripping surface 160a, so that it is possible to grip a short gripped object. Since these operational advantages are as described in Embodiment 8, the explanation will be omitted.
- tweezers 17 As shown in Figs. 11A, 11B, and 11C , tweezers 17 according to Embodiment 11 have a annular shape as a whole and include a disk having a shape like a fish, and a round fish is imaged.
- the tweezers 17 are constituted of a one-side gripping section 170 and the other-side gripping section 171 connected to a base end of the one-side gripping section 170 and extending from the one-side gripping section 170.
- the other-side gripping surface 171a is formed in a minute surface with respect to a one-side gripping surface 170a, so that it is possible to grip a short gripped object.
- An upper portion and a lower portion of the disk are each provided with a projection 175 restricting movement in the gripping direction.
- the tweezers 22 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and include a pair of resilient gripping sections 10 and 25 on the tip side.
- a one-side gripping surface 10a is a plane
- the other-side gripping surface 25a is a reduction plane formed by cutting out a rear end side of opposing plane symmetrically formed in the plane.
- the tweezers 22 were produced as Product 1 by processing Kenuki 2 (commodity name) (manufactured by Seria Co., Ltd.) (length in the width direction of the one-side gripping surface 10a: about 2 mm, length in the tip direction: about 0.9 mm).
- a resin thread 93 was hooked on a hook 98a of a balance 98 set and fixed on a table, and, as shown in Fig. 12 , about 0.9 mm (length s in Fig. 12 ) from the tip of the thread 93 was gripped by the gripping sections of Product 1 such that the tip of the thread 93 corresponded to the rear end of the gripping surface 10a of Product 1.
- Kureha Chemical No. 4 (diameter: 0.330 mm, fluorocarbon: 100%) was used as the thread 93, and Shinwa Rules Hand Scale 2 kg (product number 74453) was used as the balance 98.
- Test Example 1 a tensile test was conducted using Comparative Product 1 and Product 1. Unlike Test Example 1, not less than 1 mm (not less than the length s in Fig. 12 ) from the tip of the thread 93 shown in Fig. 12 was gripped by gripping sections of Test Product 1 such that the tip of the thread 93 was longer than a rear end of Test Product 1. Other conditions and instruments of the test method were the same as those of Test Example 1.
- tweezers were produced as Product 2 by processing Matsugenuki (commodity name) (manufactured by ECHO KINZOKU) (length in the width direction of the one-side gripping surface 10a: about 3 mm, length in the tip direction: about 1 mm) in the same way as Test Product 1.
- Matsugenuki component name
- ECHO KINZOKU length in the width direction of the one-side gripping surface 10a: about 3 mm, length in the tip direction: about 1 mm
- Test Example 3 about 1 mm (length s in Fig. 12 ) from the tip of the thread 93 was gripped by gripping sections of Test Product 1 such that the tip of the thread 93 corresponded to a rear end of Test Product 2.
- Other conditions and instruments of the test method were the same as those of Test Example 1.
- Figs. 17 to 21 are explanatory views of Product 2, Fig. 17 shows a state before gripping sections are brought into contact with each other, Fig. 18 shows a state in which the gripping sections are brought into light contact with each other, and Fig. 19 shows a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped and bent. As shown in Fig. 19 , even if the gripping sections are strongly gripped, the tips of the gripping sections come into contact with each other, and the tips are not opened.
- Fig. 20 shows a state in which a thread is lightly gripped
- Fig. 21 shows a state in which the thread is strongly gripped. Thus, it is found that even a short thread can be reliably gripped at the tip.
- Figs. 22 to 26 are explanatory views of Comparative Product 2
- Fig. 22 shows a state before gripping sections are brought into contact with each other
- Fig. 23 shows a state in which the gripping sections are brought into light contact with each other
- Fig. 24 shows a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped and bent.
- Fig. 24 if the gripping sections are strongly gripped, the tip portions of the gripping sections are opened.
- Fig. 25 shows a state in which a thread is lightly gripped
- Fig. 26 shows a state in which the thread is strongly gripped. It is found that, even if the thread is gripped over the entire gripping surface in the state in which the thread is thus lightly gripped, the tip portion slightly opens, and when the thread is strongly gripped, the tip portion opens widely, so that the gripping force becomes weak.
- Product 3 was produced as Product 3 by processing Matsugenuki (commodity name) (manufactured by ECHO KINZOKU) (length in the width direction of the one-side gripping surface 10a: about 3 mm, length in the tip direction: about 1 mm) in the same way as Product 1.
- Matsugenuki component name
- ECHO KINZOKU length in the width direction of the one-side gripping surface 10a: about 3 mm, length in the tip direction: about 1 mm
- Figs. 27 to 31 are explanatory views of Product 3
- Fig. 27 shows a state before gripping sections are brought into contact with each other
- Fig. 28 shows a state in which the gripping sections are brought into light contact with each other
- Fig. 29 shows a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped and bent.
- Fig. 29 even if the gripping sections are strongly gripped, the tips of the gripping sections come into contact with each other, and the tips are not opened.
- Fig. 30 shows a state in which a thread is lightly gripped
- Fig. 31 shows a state in which the thread is strongly gripped.
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Description
- The present invention relates to tweezers. The present invention more specifically relates to tweezers capable of reliably gripping a short gripped object.
- In the prior art, as tools for gripping a short gripped object, there are hair tweezers and thorn tweezers, for example.
Hair tweezers 27 as tweezers shown inFig. 14A have a bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole, include a pair ofresilient gripping sections surfaces - In this case, if the hair tweezers are lightly gripped, as shown in
Fig. 14B , both gripping surfaces come into contact with each other over the entire surface. However, in order to grip a gripped object, it is necessary to apply a certain amount of force, and as shown inFig. 14C , as gripping surfacelower ends 10k are pressed against each other by gripping, the tip is opened by bending, and the gripping force is maximum at the lower end portion and becomes smaller as the tip is approached. - As shown in
Fig. 15A , when a longgripped object 93 is longer than thegripping surface 10a, a lower end of thegripped object 93 can be strongly pressed and gripped. On the other hand, as shown inFig. 15B , when thegripped object 93 is short and thus has a length not more than the length of thegripping surface 10a, a sufficient gripping force cannot be obtained. In addition, as shown inFig. 15C , in the case of ashort hair 95 projecting from theskin 97, there may be a case where thehair 95 cannot be gripped due to bending. - In order to prevent the tip from being opened due to bending, in
tweezers 29 shown inFigs. 16A and 16B , grippingsurfaces Fig. 16A , the gripping surfaces are likely to be misaligned by bending due to gripping, which poses a problem in reliably gripping. In addition, depending on strength of gripping, as shown inFig. 16B , there is a possibility that the gripping surfaces are disengaged from each other. - Here, hair tweezers having a fine concavoconvex line on the gripping surface have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Literature 1).
- According to the hair tweezers described in
Patent Literature 1, a hair can be gripped without slipping across a slightly wide surface formed by a plurality of concavoconvex lines. The tweezers are suitable for gripping a rather long hair with the plurality of concavoconvex lines. -
Patent Literature 2 discloses a tweezers employed in barber and beauty shops for plucking hairs from a person. -
- Patent Literature 1:
Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3178053 - Patent Literature 2:
US 1 701 995 A - Since the tweezers of
Patent Literature 1 have the plurality of concavoconvex lines, there is an effect of gripping a long hair over a wide range; however, a pressing force applied to each convexity and concavity weakens accordingly, and a gripping force as a whole becomes weak. Thus, the tweezers ofPatent Literature 1 are not suitable for strongly gripping short hairs. - The present invention has been made to solve the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide tweezers capable of reliably gripping a short gripped object with a simple structure.
- The present invention provides a tweezers as defined in
claim 1. - According to the invention, the rear end of the other-side gripping surface is located closer to the tip side of the tweezers than the rear end of the one-side gripping surface, so that a short gripped object can be reliably gripped.
- According to the invention, the one-side gripping surface is a plane, and the other-side gripping surface is a reduction plane formed by cutting out the rear end side of the opposing plane, so that even if the gripping section bends, a short gripped object can be reliably gripped.
- The other-side gripping surface may have a length in the tip direction of 0.1 mm to 1 mm, so that a short gripped object can be more reliably gripped.
- The projection restricting movement in the gripping direction may be provided on the inside in substantially the center in the longitudinal direction of the one-side gripping section and/or the other-side gripping section;
therefore, gripping is performed with a weak force at a portion where the gripping force is not required so much, and a strong force can be applied at a portion where a large gripping force is required. - The one-side gripping section and/or the other-side gripping section may include the inclined plane and/or the recess
in the direction in which the gripping interval narrows from the rear end side in the longitudinal direction toward the tip side, so that the tweezers are easily gripped with fingers. - Since the recess may be formed closer to the tip side than the projection, a force can be easily applied to the tip portion with fingers with a portion where the projection is formed as a fulcrum.
- Since the engaging recess to be engaged with the projection may be formed on the opposite side of the gripping section including the projection, the projection is fixed by gripping, and a misalignment between the tip portions of the gripping sections can be prevented. Since the tip front surface of the one-side gripping section may be formed in a flat plate shape, there is no possibility of breaking a gripped object due to a planar abutment against the gripped object.
- Since the tweezers may be hair tweezers, thorn tweezers, or fishbone tweezers, this is particularly effective for a short gripped object.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of tweezers according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention. -
Fig. 2A is a front view showing a tip portion of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 1, in whichFig. 2A shows a state in which gripping is not performed. -
Fig. 2B is a front view showing the tip portion of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 1, in whichFig. 2B shows a state in which gripping sections are lightly brought into contact with each other. -
Fig. 2C is a front view showing the tip portion of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 1, in whichFig. 2C shows a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped and the tip is opened by bending. -
Fig. 3A is a front view showing the tip portion of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 1, in whichFig. 3A shows a state in which the gripping sections are lightly gripped and a contact surface is misaligned -
Fig. 3B is a front view showing the tip portion of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 1, in whichFig. 3B shows a state in which the gripping sections are somewhat strongly gripped and the contact surface is misaligned. -
Fig. 4A is a front view showing a tip portion of tweezers according toEmbodiment 2. -
Fig. 4B is a front view showing a tip portion of tweezers according toEmbodiment 3. -
Fig. 4C is a front view showing a tip portion of tweezers according to Embodiment 4. -
Fig. 5A is a front view showing a tip portion of tweezers according toEmbodiment 5. -
Fig. 5B is a front view showing a tip portion of tweezers according toEmbodiment 6. -
Fig. 5C is a front view showing a tip portion of tweezers according to Embodiment 7, which is not part of the invention. -
Fig. 6A is a schematic perspective view of tweezers according toEmbodiment 8 as viewed from below. -
Fig. 6B is a schematic perspective view of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 8 as viewed from above. -
Fig. 7A is a front view of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 8. -
Fig. 7B is an enlarged view of the tweezers ofFig. 7A showing the vicinity of an engaging recess. -
Fig. 7C is an enlarged view showing a tip portion of the tweezers ofFig. 7A . -
Fig. 8A is a front view of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 8 showing a state before a gripped object is gripped. -
Fig. 8B is a front view of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 8 showing a state in which the gripped object is gripped -
Fig. 8C is a front view of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 8 showing a state in which the gripped object is pressed and gripped. -
Fig. 9A is a schematic perspective view of tweezers according to Embodiment 9, which is not part of the invention. as viewed from below. -
Fig. 9B is a schematic front view of tweezers according to Embodiment 9, which is not part of the invention. -
Fig. 9C is a schematic perspective view of the tweezers according to Embodiment 9, which is not part of the invention, as viewed from above. -
Fig. 10A is a schematic perspective view of tweezers according toEmbodiment 10 as viewed from below. -
Fig. 10B is a schematic front view of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 10. -
Fig. 10C is an enlarged view showing a tip portion of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 10. -
Fig. 11A is a schematic perspective view of tweezers according toEmbodiment 11 as viewed from below. -
Fig. 11B is a schematic front view of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 11. -
Fig. 11C is an enlarged view showing a tip portion of the tweezers according toEmbodiment 11. -
Fig. 12 is a side view showing a state in which a test thread is gripped by using tweezers according toProduct 1. -
Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a gripping force is tested by using the tweezers according toProduct 1. -
Fig. 14A is a front view showing a tip portion of conventional tweezers, in whichFig. 14A shows a state in which gripping is not performed. -
Fig. 14B is a front view showing the tip portion of conventional tweezers, in whichFig. 14B shows a state in which gripping sections are lightly brought into contact with each other. -
Fig. 14C is a front view showing the tip portion of conventional tweezers, in whichFig. 14C shows a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped and the tip is opened by bending. -
Fig. 15A is a front view showing a state in which a long thread protruding from a gripping surface is gripped using the conventional tweezers. -
Fig. 15B is a front view showing a state in which a thread having the same length as the gripping surface is gripped using the conventional tweezers. -
Fig. 15C is a front view showing a state in which a short hair from the skin is to be gripped using the conventional tweezers. -
Fig. 16A is a front view of tweezers having small gripping surfaces showing a state in which the gripping surfaces are likely to be misaligned even with light gripping. -
Fig. 16B is a front view of tweezers having small gripping surfaces showing an example in which the gripping surfaces are misaligned due to bending caused by strong gripping. -
Fig. 17 is a photograph ofProduct 2 showing a state before gripping sections are brought into contact with each other. -
Fig. 18 is a photograph ofProduct 2 showing a state in which the gripping sections are lightly brought into contact with each other. -
Fig. 19 is a photograph ofProduct 2 showing a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped. -
Fig. 20 is a photograph ofProduct 2 showing a state in which a thread is lightly gripped. -
Fig. 21 is a photograph ofProduct 2 showing a state in which the thread is strongly gripped. -
Fig. 22 is a photograph ofComparative Product 2 showing a state before gripping sections are brought into contact with each other. -
Fig. 23 is a photograph ofComparative Product 2 showing a state in which the gripping sections are lightly brought into contact with each other. -
Fig. 24 is a photograph ofComparative Product 2 showing a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped. -
Fig. 25 is a photograph ofComparative Product 2 showing a state in which a thread is lightly gripped. -
Fig. 26 is a photograph ofComparative Product 2 showing a state in which the thread is strongly gripped. -
Fig. 27 is a photograph ofProduct 3 showing a state before gripping sections are brought into contact with each other. -
Fig. 28 is a photograph ofProduct 3 showing a state in which the gripping sections are lightly brought into contact with each other. -
Fig. 29 is a photograph ofProduct 3 showing a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped. -
Fig. 30 is a photograph ofProduct 3 showing a state in which a thread is lightly gripped. -
Fig. 31 is a photograph ofProduct 3 showing a state in which the thread is strongly gripped. - Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention shall not be limited to the specific example of use shown in the drawing, but could be variously changed depending on the purpose and the use.
- The "tweezers" of the present invention have a pair of gripping sections, can grip a gripped object with tips of the gripping sections, are not limited particularly as long as base end portions are connected or continuously provided, may have a ring annular shape, a square shape, a V shape, or a U shape as a whole, and may have a shape in which the gripping sections may be asymmetrical to the center in the longitudinal direction.
- In the present invention, the term "cutout" means a cutout shape, and is not limited to the case of cutout processing in manufacturing.
- As shown in
Figs. 1 ,2A, 2B and 2C ,tweezers 1 according toEmbodiment 1 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and include a pair of resilient grippingsections - A one-
side gripping surface 10a is a plane, and the other-side gripping surface 11a is a reduction plane formed by cutting out a rear end side of opposing plane symmetrically formed in the plane. That is, as shown inFig. 2A , the other-side gripping surface 11a is formed by cutting out an opposing plane, formed plane-symmetrically with the one-side gripping surface 10a and indicated by a broken line, with acutout plane 11b cut at anupper end 11h and alower end 11k. - Although the cutout dimension is not particularly limited, as shown in
Fig. 2B , assuming that the lengths of the one-side gripping surface 10a and the other-side gripping surface 11a in the tip direction are s and t, respectively, s > t, and it is preferable that t = 0.1 mm to 1 mm. - Thus, as shown in
Fig. 2C , when the grippingsections upper end 11h plays a role as a protrusion, and, at the same time, the opening A at the tip becomes small. For this reason, it is easy to grip a short gripped object. - As shown in
Fig. 3A , even if the tips of the one-side gripping surface 10a and the other-side gripping surface 11a are misaligned during gripping, since the one-side gripping surface 10a is wide, the other-side gripping surface 11a is not disengaged from the one-side gripping surface 10a. - As shown in
Fig. 3B , even if thegripping sections side gripping surface 11a is not disengaged from the one-side gripping surface 10a. - Here, the tweezers of the present invention are not limited to
Embodiment 1, and as long as the rear end of the other-side gripping surface is located closer to the tip side of the tweezers than the rear end of the one-side gripping surface, the shapes of the other portions are not particularly limited and can be set suitably. This also applies to the other embodiments except forEmbodiment 8. InEmbodiment 8, the shape of the gripping surface is not particularly limited. -
Tweezers 2 according toEmbodiment 2 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown inFig. 4A , include a pair of resilient grippingsections - A one-
side gripping surface 10a is a plane, and arectangular parallelepiped protrusion 20a is formed orthogonal to a direction in which the other-side gripping surface bends. A gripped object can be gripped between asurface 20h of the protrusion and the one-side gripping surface 10a. Since theprotrusion 20a is formed on an upper portion of the other-side gripping surface, even a short gripped object can be gripped. -
Tweezers 3 according toEmbodiment 3 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown inFig. 4B , include a pair of resilient grippingsections - A one-
side gripping surface 10a is a plane, a tip side of the other-side gripping surface is formed in a curved convex shape, and a lower end of the curved portion is formed as alinear protrusion 30h orthogonal to a direction in which the grippingsection 30 bends. A gripped object can be gripped between theprotrusion 30h and the one-side gripping surface 10a. Since theprotrusion 30h is formed on an upper portion of the other-side gripping surface, even a short gripped object can be gripped. -
Tweezers 3 according to Embodiment 4 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown inFig. 4C , include a pair of resilient grippingsections - A one-
side gripping surface 10a is a plane, and alinear protrusion 40h which protrudes in a mountain shape with respect to the one-side gripping surface 10a and is orthogonal in a direction in which the grippingsection 40 bends is formed near a tip of the other-side gripping surface. A gripped object can be gripped between theprotrusion 40h and the one-side gripping surface 10a. Since theprotrusion 40h is formed on an upper portion of the other-side gripping surface, even a short gripped object can be gripped. -
Tweezers 5 according toEmbodiment 5 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown inFig. 5A , include a pair of resilient grippingsections 18 and 30 on the tip side. - In
Embodiment 3, a one-side gripping surface 18a is inclined obliquely leftward with respect to a symmetrical surface, and a gripped object can be gripped between theprotrusion 30h and the one-side gripping surface 18a. In this case as well, the action and effect similar to those ofEmbodiment 3 can be obtained. -
Tweezers 6 according toEmbodiment 6 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown inFig. 5B , include a pair of resilient grippingsections 19 and 30 on the tip side. - In
Embodiment 3, a one-side gripping surface 19a is inclined obliquely rightward with respect to a symmetrical surface, and a gripped object can be gripped between theprotrusion 30h and the one-side gripping surface 19a. In this case as well, the action and effect similar to those ofEmbodiment 3 can be obtained. - Tweezers 7 according to Embodiment, which is not part of the invention, have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and, as shown in
Fig. 5C , include a pair of resilient grippingsections - In
Embodiment 3, a one-side gripping surface 21a forms a curved concave surface with respect to a symmetrical surface, and a gripped object is gripped between the curved concave surface as the one-side gripping surface 21a and theprotrusion 30h. In this case as well, the action and effect similar to those ofEmbodiment 3 can be obtained. - Even when a curved convex surface is formed instead of the curved concave surface, the gripped object can be gripped between the curved convex surface and the
protrusion 30h, and in this case as well, the action and effect similar to those ofEmbodiment 3 can be obtained. - As shown in
Figs. 6A and 6B ,tweezers 8 according toEmbodiment 8 are tweezers including a pair of resilient grippingsections elliptic projection 85 restricting movement in a gripping direction provided on the inside in substantially the center in a longitudinal direction of the other-side gripping section 81. The projection may be provided on either one or both of one-side gripping section and the other-side gripping section. - The shape of the projection is not particularly limited and may be a precise circular shape, a polygonal shape, a semicircular shape, a semi-cylindrical shape, a prismatic shape, or the like.
- The one-
side gripping section 80 includes arecess 80c in a direction in which a gripping interval narrows from the rear end side in the longitudinal direction toward the tip side. Consequently, the whole shape is adapted to the shape of the fingers in a state of usual holding, and therefore easy gripping can be achieved. - The shape is not limited to the shape of the recess and may be a shape having an inclined plane.
It is preferable that the vicinity of abase end portion 8a be formed thin. This enables gripping with a small force. - In addition, preferably, while one-
side gripping surface 80a is a plane, the other-side gripping surface 81a is a reduction plane formed by cutting out a rear end side of opposing plane symmetrically formed in the plane, and a gripped object is gripped between the one-side gripping surface 80a and the other-side gripping surface 81a. Although the cutout dimension is not particularly limited, as shown inFigs. 7A, 7B, and 7C , assuming that the lengths of the one-side gripping surface 80a and the other-side gripping surface 81a in the tip direction are s and t, respectively, s>t, and when thetweezers 6 are hair tweezers, it is preferable that t = 0.1 mm to 1 mm. In cases other than hair tweezers, the length t in the tip direction can be appropriately determined depending on the purpose and application. The operational advantage thereof is the same as that ofEmbodiment 1, and the description thereof will be omitted. - It is preferable that the
recess 80c be formed closer to the tip side than theprojection 85. Consequently, a force can be easily applied to the tip portion with fingers with a portion where theprojection 85 is formed as a fulcrum. - In addition, it is preferable that an
engaging recess 81c to be engaged with theprojection 85 be formed on an opposite side of the grippingsection 80 including theprojection 85. Theprojection 85 is fixed by gripping, and a misalignment between the tip portions of the gripping sections can be prevented. Especially in tweezers formed of a soft material, since the misalignment is liable to occur, the effect of forming theengaging recess 81c is large. - It is preferable that a tip
front surface 80b of the one-side gripping section 80 be formed in a flat plate shape. Consequently, there is no possibility of breaking a gripped object (skin) due to a planar abutment against the gripped object. - Since the gripping
section 80 comes into contact with the skin from the near side in use of thetweezers 8, a soft touch can be realized.
The tipfront surface 81b of the other-side gripping section 81 is an ordinary plane, so that a sense of safety can be achieved so as not to reduce visibility. - The actions of the
tweezers 8 will be described below with reference toFigs. 8A, 8B, and 8C , taking as an example a case where thetweezers 8 are hair tweezers. When theshort hair 95 is removed from theskin 97, the thumb is abutted against therecess 80c of the grippingsection 80 of thetweezers 8, and the index finger is abutted against an upper surface of the grippingsection 81, whereby thetweezers 8 are held. - Then, as shown in
Fig. 8A , the tip front surfaces 80b and 81b of thegripping sections surface 97a of theskin 97 so as to surround thehair 95. - Subsequently, as shown in
Fig. 8B , the tweezers 19 are gripped until anupper portion 85a of theprojection 85 is engaged with the engagingrecess 81. At this time, since the vicinity of thebase end portion 8a serving as a fulcrum is formed thin, the tweezers can be gripped with a small force.
Here, preferably, the tipfront surface 80b of the grippingsection 80 is first abutted against theskin 97 and supported, and thehair 95 is then gripped by the grippingsection 81. Since the tipfront surface 80b has a flat plate shape, the grippingsection 80 can be stabilized on theskin 97. - Then, as shown in
Fig. 8C , thehair 95 can be pressed and gripped by further gripping in the direction of the arrow with theprojection 85 as a fulcrum. In this case, since the fulcrum is close to the tip side relative to thebase end portion 8a, even if the pressing force is small, a large force can be applied to a tip gripping surface. - That is, it is possible to perform gripping as lightly as possible in a portion where a large force is unnecessary, and a large force for obtaining a gripping force can be applied as necessary.
- As shown in
Fig. 8B , since a portion close to the tip portion is pressed with theprojection 85 as a fulcrum, the tip portion is more easily pressed. Thus, it is possible to suppress slipping-out of a short gripped object due to opening of the tip. - Since a large force is easily applied to the tip portion, it can be said that even if tweezers are not formed of a material having a large elastic force, it is possible to maintain the effect of easily performing pressing and gripping.
- As shown in
Figs. 9A, 9B, and 9C , tweezers 15 according to Embodiment 9, which is not part of the invention, are used as a key holder having a substantially rectangular shape as a whole and include a main body portion forming one-sidegripping section 150 and a movable section forming the other-sidegripping section 151 which is connected to a base end of the one-sidegripping section 150 and is parallel to the one-sidegripping section 150. - The other-
side gripping surface 151a is formed in a minute surface with respect to a one-side gripping surface 150a, so that it is possible to grip a short gripped object. Atip front surface 150b of the one-sidegripping section 150 is formed in a flat plate shape. - Since these operational advantages are as described in
Embodiment 8, the explanation will be omitted. - As shown in
Figs. 10A, 10B, and 10C , tweezers 16 according toEmbodiment 10 have an undulating shape as a whole, and a snake is imaged. Thetweezers 16 are constituted of a one-sidegripping section 160 and the other-sidegripping section 161 connected to a base end of the one-sidegripping section 160 and extending from the one-sidegripping section 150. - The other-
side gripping surface 161a is formed in a minute surface with respect to a one-side gripping surface 160a, so that it is possible to grip a short gripped object. Since these operational advantages are as described inEmbodiment 8, the explanation will be omitted. - As shown in
Figs. 11A, 11B, and 11C , tweezers 17 according toEmbodiment 11 have a annular shape as a whole and include a disk having a shape like a fish, and a round fish is imaged. Thetweezers 17 are constituted of a one-sidegripping section 170 and the other-sidegripping section 171 connected to a base end of the one-sidegripping section 170 and extending from the one-sidegripping section 170. - The other-
side gripping surface 171a is formed in a minute surface with respect to a one-side gripping surface 170a, so that it is possible to grip a short gripped object. - An upper portion and a lower portion of the disk are each provided with a
projection 175 restricting movement in the gripping direction. - Since these operational advantages are as described in
Embodiment 8, the explanation will be omitted. - As
Product 1 for test, tweezers 22 shown inFig. 12 were prepared. - The
tweezers 22 have a substantially bilaterally symmetrical V shape as a whole and include a pair of resilient grippingsections side gripping surface 10a is a plane, and the other-side gripping surface 25a is a reduction plane formed by cutting out a rear end side of opposing plane symmetrically formed in the plane. - The
tweezers 22 were produced asProduct 1 by processing Kenuki 2 (commodity name) (manufactured by Seria Co., Ltd.) (length in the width direction of the one-side gripping surface 10a: about 2 mm, length in the tip direction: about 0.9 mm). - That is, processing was performed such that t:s = 1:3 when the length in the width direction of a tip-side imaginary plane is u and the length of the other-
side gripping surface 25a is t. - As
tweezers 28 pertaining toComparative Product 1, a product before processing ofProduct 1 described above was prepared. - As shown in
Fig. 13 , aresin thread 93 was hooked on ahook 98a of abalance 98 set and fixed on a table, and, as shown inFig. 12 , about 0.9 mm (length s inFig. 12 ) from the tip of thethread 93 was gripped by the gripping sections ofProduct 1 such that the tip of thethread 93 corresponded to the rear end of thegripping surface 10a ofProduct 1. Kureha Chemical No. 4 (diameter: 0.330 mm, fluorocarbon: 100%) was used as thethread 93, and ShinwaRules Hand Scale 2 kg (product number 74453) was used as thebalance 98. - Then, the tweezers were pulled, a moment when the
thread 93 was detached fromProduct 1 was visually measured, and the scale (g) of the balance was taken as the gripping force. After the measurement, the gripped portion was cut each time, and a new thread was drawn out and tested. - The same test was also conducted on
Comparative Product 1. -
[Table 1] The number of times 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Average (g) Ratio to Comparative Product Comparative Product 1 400 300 400 500 400 400 500 400 300 400 400 100 % Product 1 500 700 800 500 450 800 500 600 400 500 575 144% - As shown in Table 1, it was found out that the gripping force of
Product 1 was 44% larger on average than that ofComparative Product 1. - As in Test Example 1, a tensile test was conducted using
Comparative Product 1 andProduct 1. Unlike Test Example 1, not less than 1 mm (not less than the length s inFig. 12 ) from the tip of thethread 93 shown inFig. 12 was gripped by gripping sections ofTest Product 1 such that the tip of thethread 93 was longer than a rear end ofTest Product 1. Other conditions and instruments of the test method were the same as those of Test Example 1. -
[Table 3] The number of times 1 2 3 4 5 Average (g) Ratio to Comparative Product Comparative Product 1 700 1000 900 1000 1200 960 100 % Product 1 1200 900 1400 1000 1300 1160 121% - As shown in Table 2, it was found out that the gripping force of
Product 1 was 21% larger on average than that ofComparative Product 1. - It can be said that the gripping force is larger in Test Example 1. That is, in the tweezers according to the present invention, it was demonstrated that the effect of exerting the gripping force on a short gripped object was particularly large.
- For Test Example 3, tweezers were produced as
Product 2 by processing Matsugenuki (commodity name) (manufactured by ECHO KINZOKU) (length in the width direction of the one-side gripping surface 10a: about 3 mm, length in the tip direction: about 1 mm) in the same way asTest Product 1. As tweezers pertaining toComparative Product 2, a product before processing ofProduct 2 described above was prepared. - As in Test Examples 1 and 2, a tensile test was conducted using
Comparative Product 2 andProduct 2. - Also in Test Example 3, about 1 mm (length s in
Fig. 12 ) from the tip of thethread 93 was gripped by gripping sections ofTest Product 1 such that the tip of thethread 93 corresponded to a rear end ofTest Product 2. Other conditions and instruments of the test method were the same as those of Test Example 1. -
[Table 3] The number of times 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Average (g) Ratio to Comparative Product Comparative Product 2 500 600 500 700 500 500 450 650 400 500 530 100 % Product 2 1200 1000 1000 1200 1200 500 1000 600 900 500 910 172% - As shown in Table 3, it was found out that the gripping force of
Product 2 was 72% larger on average than that ofComparative Product 2. - Even in Test Example 3, in the tweezers according to the present invention, it was demonstrated that the effect of exerting the gripping force on a short gripped object was large.
- The operational advantages of
Product 2 according to Test Example 3 andComparative Product 2 will be described with photographs.Figs. 17 to 21 are explanatory views ofProduct 2,Fig. 17 shows a state before gripping sections are brought into contact with each other,Fig. 18 shows a state in which the gripping sections are brought into light contact with each other, andFig. 19 shows a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped and bent. As shown inFig. 19 , even if the gripping sections are strongly gripped, the tips of the gripping sections come into contact with each other, and the tips are not opened.Fig. 20 shows a state in which a thread is lightly gripped, andFig. 21 shows a state in which the thread is strongly gripped. Thus, it is found that even a short thread can be reliably gripped at the tip. -
Figs. 22 to 26 are explanatory views ofComparative Product 2,Fig. 22 shows a state before gripping sections are brought into contact with each other,Fig. 23 shows a state in which the gripping sections are brought into light contact with each other, andFig. 24 shows a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped and bent. As shown inFig. 24 , if the gripping sections are strongly gripped, the tip portions of the gripping sections are opened.Fig. 25 shows a state in which a thread is lightly gripped, andFig. 26 shows a state in which the thread is strongly gripped. It is found that, even if the thread is gripped over the entire gripping surface in the state in which the thread is thus lightly gripped, the tip portion slightly opens, and when the thread is strongly gripped, the tip portion opens widely, so that the gripping force becomes weak. - Further, the operational advantages of
Product 3 will be described with photographs.Product 3 was produced asProduct 3 by processing Matsugenuki (commodity name) (manufactured by ECHO KINZOKU) (length in the width direction of the one-side gripping surface 10a: about 3 mm, length in the tip direction: about 1 mm) in the same way asProduct 1. -
Figs. 27 to 31 are explanatory views ofProduct 3,Fig. 27 shows a state before gripping sections are brought into contact with each other,Fig. 28 shows a state in which the gripping sections are brought into light contact with each other, andFig. 29 shows a state in which the gripping sections are strongly gripped and bent. As shown in -
Fig. 29 , even if the gripping sections are strongly gripped, the tips of the gripping sections come into contact with each other, and the tips are not opened.Fig. 30 shows a state in which a thread is lightly gripped, andFig. 31 shows a state in which the thread is strongly gripped. Thus, it is found that even a short thread can be reliably gripped at the tip. -
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 22, 27, 28, 29: Tweezers
- 10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 30, 40: Gripping section
- 80, 150, 160, 170: One-side gripping section
- 81, 151, 161, 171:The other-side gripping section
- 10a, 15a, 17a, 19a, 80a, 150a, 160a, 170a: One-side gripping surface
- 11a, 20a, 25a, 81a, 151a, 161a, 171a: The other-side gripping surface
- 11h, 20h, 30h: Protrusion
- 80b, 81b: Tip front surface
- 80c: Recess
- 81c: Engaging recess
- 85, 175: Projection
- 93, 95: Gripped object
Claims (8)
- Tweezers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 16, 17, 22) having elasticity, comprisinga pair of gripping sections for gripping an object with tips of the gripping sections at a tip side of the tweezers, the pair of gripping sections comprising a one-side gripping section (10, 80, 160, 160, 170) and an other-side gripping section (11, 20, 30 40, 81, 161, 171, 25) arranged opposite the one-side gripping section (10, 80, 464 160, 170), wherein the tips of the gripping sections extend towards each other at the tip side of the tweezers,wherein the gripping sections each comprise a gripping surface, wherein the gripping surfaces are arranged opposing each other, wherein a rear end of the other-side gripping surface (11a, 20a, 81a, 161a, 171a, 25a) of the other-side gripping section (11, 20, 30, 40, 81, 161, 171) is located closer to a tip side of the tweezers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 16, 17, 22) than a rear end of a one-side gripping surface (10a 80a, 160a, 170a) of the one-side gripping section (10, 80, 160, 170), and a gripped object (93, 95) is gripped between the one-side gripping surface (10a, 80a, 160a, 170a) and the other-side gripping surface (11, 20, 30, 40, 81, 161, 171),wherein the one-side gripping surface (10a, 80a) is a plane, and the other-side gripping surface (11a, 81a, 25a) is a reduction plane formed by cutting out a rear end side of an opposing plane symmetrically formed with the plane.
- The tweezers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 16, 17, 22) according to claim 1, wherein the other-side gripping surface (11a, 20a, 81a, 161a, 171a, 25a) has a length in a tip direction of 0.1 mm to 1 mm.
- The tweezers (8, 17) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein a projection (85, 175) restricting movement in a gripping direction is provided on the inside in substantially the center in a longitudinal direction of the one-side gripping section (80, 170) and/or the other-side gripping section (81, 171).
- The tweezers (8) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the one-side gripping section (80) and/or the other-side gripping section (81) comprises an inclined plane and/or a recess (80c) in a direction in which a gripping interval narrows from a rear end side in a longitudinal direction toward a tip side.
- The tweezers (8) according to claim 4, wherein the recess (80c) is formed closer to the tip side than the projection (85).
- The tweezers (8) according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein an engaging recess (81c) to be engaged with the projection (85) is formed on an opposite side of the gripping section comprising the projection (85).
- The tweezers (8) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a tip front surface (80b) of the one-side gripping section (80) or the other-side gripping section (81) is formed in a flat plate shape.
- The tweezers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 16, 17, 22) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which are hair tweezers, thorn tweezers, or fishbone tweezers.
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